Facing the Wind, by Mat Joiner
For Toby, a sky The sun is guttering, the wind harps moan, and in the rising breeze Talizander hears Shirrem calling. Seven years and all over the Archipelago he’s set … Continue reading
The Glad Hosts, by Rebecca Campbell
Mai knew them from photographs back on Earth, but she was still mesmerized by the creatures overhead. They were neither mammalian nor insectoid, not birds nor lizards, but the first … Continue reading
She Shines Like a Moon, by Pear Nuallak
It’s cold in London but you glow with warmth. You travel limbless and limned from your core, throat crossed with black silk just as it was in your first days. … Continue reading
Sometimes Heron, by Mari Ness
Sometimes she is a duck. This is for moments on quiet bodies of water—small ponds, gentle lakes, and the like—or for the rain. She has found this so useful that … Continue reading
Sang Rimau and the Medicine Woman, by Nin Harris
Prologue Sang Rimau stopped visiting a decade ago. Some days, Cempaka wondered if there were any were-tigers left at all. She chanted prayers, incantations, and set out unholy brews by … Continue reading
Issue 7 Table of Contents
Here’s the full table of contents for Issue 7, which launches on July 15 and happens to be extra-large. Our theme, “Skins,” makes us think about bodies, of course, but also metamorphosis, identity, torture, … Continue reading
The Whale of Penlan Tork, by Steven Earnshaw
On the Air We climbed the poles to discuss the whale of Penlan Tork, recently discovered off the coast of Patagonia, languishing in kelp forests. Chorus: O mighty pillars! Simon: … Continue reading
Spider Moves the World, by Dominik Parisien
1. I will write. I have strength enough for that, at least. Picked up by spider caravan, out on the Greensea. These spiders are their own wagons, and there are … Continue reading
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Issue 6 Foreword
Sea and story are inseparable so let me devote this foreword to the tales themselves, which are predominantly yarns of travel, transformation, and society. Our Issue 6 theme was inspired … Continue reading →